I can't speak to the fest influence but IMO though I get measurable hits on AO3, I do get very few comments, always more on the journals than there, whether it's just something I post to my own journal or for a fest.
Basically AO3 is an archive of fic and a lot of people do not comment there. yes, a lot do, but it's far less interactive than the journals. So a lack of comments, to me, means nothing. I get 1-3 on the average short one-shot. Now you should probably have a good number of Kudos, possibly more than you would normally have comments anywhere.
I also really can't speak to the bookmarks with any authority. I assumed it was to be able to find it again--whether that means to finish or to re-read, I don't know. One thing about AO3 is that searching is a bit iffy or has been in the past anyway so probably that's the best way to not ~lose a fic into the ether.
Not sure if that helps at all. Possibly other people can be more helpful. :)
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Date: 2013-09-01 08:35 pm (UTC)Basically AO3 is an archive of fic and a lot of people do not comment there. yes, a lot do, but it's far less interactive than the journals. So a lack of comments, to me, means nothing. I get 1-3 on the average short one-shot. Now you should probably have a good number of Kudos, possibly more than you would normally have comments anywhere.
I also really can't speak to the bookmarks with any authority. I assumed it was to be able to find it again--whether that means to finish or to re-read, I don't know. One thing about AO3 is that searching is a bit iffy or has been in the past anyway so probably that's the best way to not ~lose a fic into the ether.
Not sure if that helps at all. Possibly other people can be more helpful. :)